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Staples’ We The People class poses with John Tinker of the landmark Supreme Court case Tinker v Des Moines, which extended students’ freedom of speech.

A.P. We The People class competes in national event in D.C.

Maddie Phelps ’19, Staff Writer May 9, 2019

The A.P. We The People class traveled to Washington, D.C. to compete in the 32nd annual national finals held from April 26 to April 29. Over 1,200 high school students from 56 high schools participated...

Government shutdown curates opinions

Rachel Suggs '21, Paper A&E Editor March 20, 2019

The We the People competition is centered around the United States Constitution

We the People class advances to national competition

Will Matar ’21 March 6, 2019

On April 26-29th, 2019, Staples High School’s We the People Class will be heading to Washington D.C for the national We the People Competition after they won the wildcard. After losing to Trumbull in...

President Donald Trump inspects various possible barriers which could be employed at the United States Southern border to curb illegal immigration.

Trump declares national emergency over border security dispute

Andreas Lolis '21, Paper Sports Editor February 26, 2019

President Donald Trump declared a national emergency to provide funding to build a barrier at the Southern border of the United States. The move came after a deal to avoid a government shutdown provided...

Trump delivers State of the Union address

Trump delivers State of the Union address

Layla Wofsy '19, Paper Managing Editor February 7, 2019

    President Donald Trump delivered his annual State of the Union address on Feb. 5. He presented his ideas about about national security, women’s reproductive rights, foreign relations...

The U.S. Capitol shines at night, housing both the Senate chambers and House of Representatives chambers. President Trump will give his State of the Union Address from the House of Representatives chamber on Feb. 5 at 9:00pm EST. | Photo from Getty Images

President Trump accepts Pelosi’s State of Union invitation

Rachel Suggs '21, Paper A&E Editor January 31, 2019

President Donald Trump accepted House Majority Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s invitation to give the 2019 State of the Union address, leaving Staples students with a variety of opinions. “During the government...

Campaign volunteering pushes student involvement in election

Campaign volunteering pushes student involvement in election

Alexandra Sprouls ’19 November 27, 2018

Rather than spending their free time with friends or doing homework, some high schoolers instead opted to volunteer at political campaigns. In a survey conducted by Zogby International, 22.4 percent of...

Torrential flash floods strike in Westport

Torrential flash floods strike in Westport

September 26, 2018

Will Matar '21 Heavy downpours throughout Connecticut broke out minutes after a flash flood warning was issued in Westport, Hamden, Shelton, Darien, Stamford and Bridgeport until 6:15 PM by the National...

Three juniors venture to Singapore as U.S. delegates

Three juniors venture to Singapore as U.S. delegates

Maddie Phelps '19, Web Managing Editor May 29, 2018

  Pack your bags. Buy your plane ticket. You’re going to Singapore. This is the news that three rising seniors, Sophie McCabe ’19, Daniel Westphal ’19 and Angela Ji ’19, received as...

Bedford Middle School students take a stand on gun violence

Bedford Middle School students take a stand on gun violence

April 2, 2018

By Lauren Wasserman '20 and Dana Perelberg '20 On March 14 a walkout took place in schools all over the United States, including in Bedford Middle School. At approximately 9:45 a.m. hundreds of students...

Government shutdown begins as parties fail to compromise on budget

Government shutdown begins as parties fail to compromise on budget

January 21, 2018

By Ian Bernstein '18 The government was forced to shut down early Saturday morning after senators failed to agree on a short-term spending bill to keep the government funded. Only 50 senators voted...

False nuclear alarm in Hawaii podcast

False nuclear alarm in Hawaii podcast

January 19, 2018

By Izzy Connors '18 and Charlie Colasurdo '18

Goodbye my beloved, junior year

Goodbye my beloved, junior year

June 16, 2017

By Emma Greenberg '18 Dear junior year, You were an essential part of my high school career and arguably the most important year out of all the four in high school. Therefore, I already knew before...

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